Late Shift
Heldin
Suiza, Alemania, 2025.
Directed by: Petra Volpe.
Petra Volpe studied at the Konrad Wolf Film University in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Her debut "Dreamland" (2014) received four Swiss Film Award nominations. She achieved international fame with "The Divine Order" (2017). A prolific screenwriter, she wrote the hit film "Heidi" and the series "Labyrinth of Peace." She currently works between Berlin and New York.
Cast: Alireza Bayram, Sonja Riesen, Leonie Benesch.
Running time: 93 min.
Synopsis
Nurse Floria works with passion in a Swiss surgical ward, but the harsh reality of staff shortages turns her shift into a desperate race against time. The film captures the unpredictability of her routine as she balances the needs of a critically ill mother with the demands of a privileged private patient. A tense, professional portrait of the healthcare system under pressure.
Nurse Floria works with passion in a Swiss surgical ward, but the harsh reality of staff shortages turns her shift into a desperate race against time. The film captures the unpredictability of her routine...